1911 Map of Blackfoot

About this map

The Blackfeet Indian Reservation dominates this 1907 survey, capturing a landscape of northern Montana defined by sprawling coulees and early ranching interests. The arrival of the Great Northern railroad across the southern portion of the sheet brought a new infrastructure of transit, establishing stops such as Blackfoot and Seville. The presence of the Cutfinger School and Cooks Ranch suggests the localized nature of community life at the turn of the century, where families were scattered among prominent natural landmarks like Horsethief Ridge and Landslide Butte. To the north, the Milk River and Kennedy Coulee carve through the high plains toward the United States Canada Boundary Line. This topography reflects the transition from a purely open range to a mapped territory defined by water rights and railway expansion, including features like Kipps Lake and the Two Medicine River.